Magazine toy gun.



Patented Sept. 2, 1902.

nu. 708,4l7.

T. SMITH. MAGAZINE TOY GUN. (Application filed Jan. 15, 1902.)-

(No Model.)

Unire raras n'rnnr @unical IRVING T. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEVI YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '708,e17, dated September 2, 1902- l Application iilei January 15,1902. Serial No. 89,808, (No model.)

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Be it known that I, IRVING T. SM1TH,a citizen of the United States, residingiat Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazine Toy Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to magazine toy guns; and it has for its object to provide an improved device of this class which will be pleasing and instructive in use and will ei'ectually simulate in operation the operation of standard gunsof this type.

This invention has for i'tsfurther object to provide an improved device of the class described and which will be relatively simple in construction and not liable to get out of order.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side eleva- `tion of a magazine toy gun constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the device. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cylin er of the device, parts being in section. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the casing and cylinder, showing a modified form of my invention.

Corresponding parts in all the-figures are denoted by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, my improved magazine toy gun embodies a gun-barrel 1,

provided with the customary bore 2,- with which is associated a revolving cylinder, in which the projectiles are carriedaud by which they are presented successively in position to be ejected into and through the bore 2. The gun also embodies means -i for revolving the cylinder 3 and a spring-actuated hammer 5,

which is operated in timed relation to the ro\ tation of the cylinder o to successively discharge the projectiles from the cylinder into and through the bore f3.

ln the preferred form of construction the cylinder 23 is provided with an annulaiseries of bores 8, each of which is capable ol' admitting freely and of holding a cartridge 6, and with ratchet-teeth 3" at its rear to revolve the cylinder- .3 to successively bring the bores 3a intoregistration with the bore 2 oi the barrel 1. in a casing 7 on a through center-pin S, which passes through the front wall 7a of the casing The cylinder 3 is rotatably mounted' 7 and into the rear wall 7b of the same. The casing 7 is preferably cylindrical, the front and rear Walls being continuous and theside walls consisting of a fixed half 7 anda hinged half 7d, which may be swung open to permit the removal of the cylinder 3. The two halves 7c and 7d are provided at their meeting sides with securing means, whereby the two parts of the casing 7'may be secured together in Operative cylindrical form. Such securing means are herein shown as arrangedoppositc and 7I and as consistingof lugs 7f, provided mith perforations adapted to register with perforation in the lng 7", attached tothe halves 7c and 7 together. The front Wall of the casing 7 is provided vwith an aperture 7, which registers with the bore 2 of the barrel 1, and said front wall is firmly secured tog'rhe barrel 1. The casing 7 is extended rearward to contain certain' operating parts and to form a handle 9, by means 0f which the gun may be'trainedin any desired direction. The casing 7 is mounted upon a suitable carriage lO, which in the form shown consists in a pedestal having a dislrshaped base il, having an upper hori- .zontally-revoluble part 12, upon which the casing 7 is pivotally mounted, so that it is adjustable in a vertical plane. The operation ofthe cylinder 3 and discharge of the cartridges 6 as they successively come opposite the aperture 7 and the bore 2 of the barrel .l is accomplished by means of the operatinglever 125. This lever 13 is mounted upon a rotatable pin 14, which extends through the rearward extension 7.l oi' the casing 7 and t which the lever l is firmly secured. The extension 7i is slotted, and a hammer 15 is rcvolnbly mounted on the pin 1li and works in said slot 7l. v The operative part of the hammer l5 projects through a slot l U in the rear wall ol the casing Tand is normally held out ol' contact with the cartridge 6 by suitable .means herein shown, as by' a leafspring 17, secured at one end to the rear wall ofthe casing 7 and bearing at the other end against the hammer 15'. The hammer l5 the hinged portion 7e of the two halves 7C c. .l other whenthe casihg 7i@ closed. The

fixed half 7C, is preferably screw-threads@ and a thumb-screw 7g serves to fasten thely IOO is provided -n its lower rearv part with a rounded shoulder 18 and a suitable spring l'to cause the hammer 15 to fall with -suiiicient force to discharge the cartridge 6.

Also firmly secured to the pin 14 and projecting rearwardly therefrom and moving in .the slot 7J' isan arm 19, having pivotally mounted near its end a dog 20. Thedog 2O has its front upper face beveled and adapt ed as the arm 19 is raised to engage a pin 20a, project-ingA from one of the walls of the slot 7"i and press the upper end ot' the dog 2O back, throwing the lower end of the dog 2O forwardinto engagement with the shoulder 18. An arm 21 is mounted on the pin 14 at the side of' the extension 7i and firmly secured thereon. A pawl '22 is pivotally mounted on said arm 21 and projects through a slot23 in the rear wall of the casing 7 into engagement with the ratchet-teeth 31. The paw122 is normally held in engagement with the ratchet-teeth 3" by suitable tensional means, which in the form` shown consist or" a leaf-spring 2l, securedto the pawl 22 and bearing against a washer 25, secured on the pin 14 adjacent to the arm 2l. The arms 19 l and 2l extend in opposite directions from the pin 14C in the form lshown and are so organized that the pawl 22 brings one of the bores 3n into alinement with the bore 2 and the hammer 15 as the dog 20 slips oi the shoulder 18 and releases the hammer 15. Means are provided to press the cartridges 6 firmly into the bores 3 as the cartridges 6 approach the hammer 15. In the form shown such means consist in a spring 26, whichis secured at one end to the inner surface of the rear wall ofthe casing 7 and extends around to the edge of the slot 16, through which the hammer 15 projects, so as to bear against the cartridges 6 and force them firmly into the bores 3"` as the cylinder 3 is revolved. If desired, the spring 26 may be dispensed with and the ratchetteeth 3p sunk in the rear face ot' the cylinder 3 and the inner surface of the rear wall of the casing 7 provided with a forwardly-projecting annular flange 27 and adapted to bear against the cartridges 6 as the cylinder 3 re- Jvolves and prevent their being jarred loose partly out of the bores 3 by the force of the explosion when the gun is fired.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood and appreciated. Cartridges 6 having been placed in the bores 3, the cylinder 3 is slipped into the casing 7 and the pin S inserted. The halves 7c and 7(i are then closed and the thumb-screw 7g screwed into the lug 7f. The gun is now ready for action. Upon raising the lever 13 the pawl 22 engages one of the 'ratchet-teeth 31and moves the cylinder3 around suicient-ly to bring one of the bores 3b into registration with the bore 2 of the barrel 1 in alinement with the hammer 15. At the same time the pin 20 slides over the bevel face of the' dog 20 and causes the lower end of the dog 2O to engage the shoulder 18. New as the lever 13 is lowered the dog 20 presses the hammer 15 backward until the end of the dog 20 slips off the shoulder 13, when the spring 15' throws the hammer 15 forward and discharges a cartridge G. By successively raising and lowering the lever 13 the gun maybe tired as long there-are undischarged cartridges 6 in the cylinder When all the cartridges 6 have been fired, the pin 8 is withdrawn, the casing 7 opened, the cylinder 3 removed, and after the empty shells have been takenfrom the bores Il fresh cartridges are introduced and the action repeated. l

1 do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the details sf construction andarrangement as herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement in, the adaptation of the device to various conditions of use without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I lherefore reserve the right to all such variation and 'modification as properly fall within the scope lof my invention and the terms of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, l claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent 1. In a magazine toy gun, the combination of an operating-lever firmly secured on one end of the lock mechanism center pin, a

spring-actuated hammer revolubly mounted on said pin and provided on its rear lower portion with a rounded shoulder, and arms projecting from said p in in opposite directions and carrying one a cylinder-revolving pawl and the other a dogr adapted to engage said shoulder.

2. In a magazine toy gun,I the'combination of operating means rmly secured on one end of the lock-mechanism center-pin, a hammer revolubly m(unted on said pin, and means carried by said pin for retracting and releasing said hammer to fire the gun.

3. In a magazine toy gun, the combination of operating means tirmly secured on one end of the lock-mechanism"center-pin, a hammer revolubly mounted on said pin, means carried by said pin for retracting and releasing said', hammer to ire the gun, and meanscarried by said pin to'successively present the cartridges to said hammer.

4. An improved magazine toygun, comprising the barrel, a cylindrical shellvarranged at the inner end of the barrel andembodying a fixed portion and a hinged portion, a cylinder revolubly mounted in said shell and provided on its 'rear face with Arearwardly-projecting teeth, operating means iirmly secured on one end of the lock-mechanism center-pin, a hammer revolubly mounted in said pin, and means carried by said pin for retracting and lreleasing said hammer to fire the gun.

5. An improved magazine toygun, compris ing the carriage, a barrel, a cylindrical shell embodying a fixed portion mounted on said .IIO

carriage and connected with the inner end of said barrel and a hinged portion, n cylinder revfolubly mounted in said shell and provided on its rear face with rearwardly-projecting teeth, operating means rmly secured on one end of the leek-mechanism center-pin, a hammer revolubly mounted on said pin, means carried by said pin for retreating and releasing said hammer to re the gun, and means .cartridges to said hammer.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses. y y IRVING T. SMITH.

Witnesses:

' HARTWELL P. HEATH,

MARGARET M. DURKIN. 

